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Release This: Star Wars: The Old Republic Launches Worldwide
Release This: Star Wars: The Old Republic Launches Worldwide
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings the launch of BioWare's PC MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic, while Frozenbyte's Trine 2 hits the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Dec. 19, 2011
Outplay Appoints Former AOL, EA Execs To Board Of Directors
Outplay Appoints Former AOL, EA Execs To Board Of Directors
Dundee, Scotland-based video game publisher Outplay Entertainment has launched its first two titles on Facebook, while also appointing two industry veterans to its board of directors.
Dec. 19, 2011
UK Retailer HMV Posts First Half Losses, 'Significant Doubt' Over Future
UK Retailer HMV Posts First Half Losses, 'Significant Doubt' Over Future
UK video game retailer HMV Group has posted financial results for the first half of the current fiscal year, noting a decline in revenue and notable losses year-over-year, and casting "significant doubt" over its future.
Dec. 19, 2011
PlayStation Vita Launches In Japan, Requires Immediate Firmware Update
PlayStation Vita Launches In Japan, Requires Immediate Firmware Update
Sony's handheld PlayStation Vita console launched in Japan over the weekend, with queues of over 600 people ready to snap it up the moment the shops opened.
Dec. 19, 2011
Codemasters' Dirt Showdown Brings Dirt To The Masses
Codemasters' Dirt Showdown Brings Dirt To The Masses
Codemasters hopes to introduce its Dirt series of racing games to a wider audience with a new, arcade-style spin-of that offers new features and is more accessible to series newcomers.
Dec. 19, 2011
Skyrim Claims UK Sales Christmas Number One
Skyrim Claims UK Sales Christmas Number One
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim took the Christmas number one in the UK software sales charts for 2011, beating off the likes of Just Dance 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Dec. 19, 2011
GameFly Makes Digital Debut With New PC Client
GameFly Makes Digital Debut With New PC Client
Video game rental service GameFly today launched the public beta for its PC game client, allowing users to download and play select PC games for the duration of their GameFly subscription.
Dec. 19, 2011
Analysts Divided Over Zynga's Outlook Following Public Debut
Analysts Divided Over Zynga's Outlook Following Public Debut
Analyst firm Wedbush Securities sees good things in Zynga's future, giving the firm an "outperform" rating on Monday that stands in stark contrast to the "underperform" given last week by Sterne Agee.
Dec. 19, 2011
Gamasutra Best Of 2011: Top 5 PC Games
Gamasutra Best Of 2011: Top 5 PC Games
Continuing Gamasutra's 2011 roundup is our top 5 PC game selections, including independent games like Binding of Isaac, the official release of Mojang's Minecraft, and CD Projeckt RED's impressive Witcher sequel.
Dec. 19, 2011
Behind The Numbers: How GameStop Is Conforming To A Digital Economy
Behind The Numbers: How GameStop Is Conforming To A Digital Economy
GameStop is a retail behemoth that is steering its ship towards digital distribution. Can the retailer adapt to survive? Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews investigates.
Dec. 19, 2011
Third Annual Canadian Video Game Awards Announces Call For Nominations
Third Annual Canadian Video Game Awards Announces Call For Nominations
Today, nominations opened for the third annual Canadian Video Game Awards ceremony, which honors the standout developers and growing development community in Canada.
Dec. 19, 2011
This Week In Japanese News: From Hacking To Hatsune Miku
This Week In Japanese News: From Hacking To Hatsune Miku
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including updates on the Square Enix Members hacking, milestones for Hatsune Miku and _Dragon Collection
Dec. 19, 2011